That's him Old as dirt and still kicking strong.

No, TS, not "that" Ivan.

Ivan
 

Got him. He's on the master roster.

800+ and counting from 1956-1990.

Can you get his permission and address for contact?

VR

I'll ask him.

Might take a few days.

Went through the SFQC with him and he's definitely a character.


Heard a story one time that MG Suddath visited Det - A in Berlin in the '80s and told them that their hair was too long.

LMAO - hell everyone at Andrews said that. But we didn't do that "disappear into the local populace" thing as neat as they did.
:cool:

Just got my copy today (now to finish the depressing last couple hundred pages of Foote's civil war trilogy). I did cheat & look at the foreword, preface & pics. Nice cross-section in the photos.

Suddath was Commander of Berlin and got a very extensive briefing / dog & pony show from the Det before he went back to take over SF at Bragg.

Yes, he said the hair was too long but after the brief he appreciated what the unit and the men were all about.

DOL

Hope you enjoy it! Not everything made it through the censor's review but that's what they're there for I guess....

I'm also very much looking forward to reading this one, in part with the hopes that it ties in at points with material from other historical accounts (Bearden, Mitrokhin, etc.).

[Redacted], lol. Yes, all-in-all, it's easy to draw the context. 1/2 way through now and am thorougly enjoying what is, for my bookshelf, a balancing piece in SF history with its different theater emphasis, etc., along with the incredible time span covered. And, yeah, plenty of funny shit at no extra charge.

I actually remember thinking about them during the initial AyatollahAssaholah time - by then working a multi-point TTY circuit in the puzzle palace with some [Redacted OGOs]. Pouring another cup of coffee on what always turned out to be a 12 to 14-hour shift and thinking "bet there are some folks spun up right now no one's thinking about and they're not out at the Imbiss on Finckensteinallee." Buddy asked me where I went for a moment & what I was thinking about.

"Currywurst."

Solid read for anyone's bookshelf - 2x thumbs-up. Thanks for your efforts.

I finished the book Thursday evening. It was a book that I would have to force myself to put down and get back to work or go to bed. It was a fantastic read and I was sad when I finished it. Should be a required reading for the 4th BNs.

I just finished the book. Really enjoyed it, particularly the section on COL Moroney. A real Quiet Professional, that man.

JJungle, welcome to the Board!

Got the book some weeks ago, only got started on it today.

Pretty good to read after just finishing
"The Secret War: Spies, Codes And Guerrillas, 1939–45" from Max Hastings

Good article....glad the history isn't being lost...just talked to 'Ironman' the other day.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?429564...old-war-berlin

1 hour long C-SPAN video on DET-A Veteran James Stejskal, author of the book Special Forces Berlin.

I never thought I would ever put the words C-SPAN and exciting together in a single sentence. Haha.

Cheers for writing the book and providing even more context with the video presentation Mr Stejskal!